Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978
Variant namesW. Douglas Burden was a geologist, naturalist, hunter, filmmaker and author, affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. Burden was a trustee of the AMNH, 1926-1961, chaired a committee on the preparation of homolosine (equal-area projection) maps, and established the AMNH Dept. of Experimental Biology in 1928 (later named the Dept. of Animal Behavior).
Burden formed Burden Pictures, Inc., 1928-1931, with ichthyologist Ilia Tolstoy; beginning in 1935, with Tolstoy and C.V. Whitney, Burden formed Marine Studios (later named Marineland), an aquarium project in Florida, which worked to develop a shark repellent for use by the U.S. Navy during World War II.
From the description of Papers, 1920-1978 (bulk 1926-1961). (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 55052128
Naturalist.
Burden was particularly interested in Komodo dragons and animal behavior. He was an official of several film companies, and a Trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, 1926-1961.
From the description of Papers, 1920-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155485072
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creatorOf | Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978. Papers, 1920-1978 (bulk 1926-1961). | American Museum of Natural History | |
creatorOf | Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978. Reminiscences / by W. Douglas Burden ; [edited by Wendy Burden Morgan]. | American Museum of Natural History | |
referencedIn | Papers, 1919-1940. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
creatorOf | Papers, 1920-1949. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
creatorOf | Roy Chapman Andrews papers, 1987 Accession, 1920-1947 (bulk 1934-1944) | American Museum of Natural History | |
referencedIn | Special Films Collection: Expedition films, 1912-1960. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
creatorOf | William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948) | American Museum of Natural History |
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associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. |
associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. Board of Trustees. |
associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. Trustees. |
associatedWith | Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. |
associatedWith | Burden East Indian Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1926) |
associatedWith | Burden Morgan, Wendy. |
associatedWith | Forrestal, James, 1892-1949. |
associatedWith | Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-1970. |
associatedWith | Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940. |
associatedWith | Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935. |
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Birth 1898
Death 1978
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